Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Cape Allen (NZL) | 83° 33' 00.0" S | 171° 00' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 112633
Place ID: 238
A bare rock point located 3 mi SW of Mount Hope, near the mouth of Beardmore Glacier. The point forms the W side of the S approach to The Gateway. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for Sir Robert Allen of the Franklin Relief Expedition to the Arctic. |
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| Cape Allen (USA) | 83° 33' 00.0" S | 171° 00' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 121712
Place ID: 238
A bare rock point located 3 mi SW of Mount Hope, near the mouth of Beardmore Glacier. The point forms the W side of the S approach to The Gateway. Discovered by the BrAE (1907-09) and named for Sir Robert Allen of the Franklin Relief Expedition to the Arctic. |
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| Cape Penck (AUS) | 66° 43' 45.0" S | 87° 55' 20.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 238
Place ID: 11053
An ice-covered cape about 67 km west of Gauseberg, facing the West Ice Shelf. This feature marks the boundary between Princess Elizabeth Land and Wilhelm II Land. Discovered by the Western Base Party of AAE (1911-14). Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Dr. Albrecht Penck, internationally known German geographer. |
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